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In pursuance of clause (3) of article 348 of the Constitution of India, the following
translation in English of the Maharashtra Infrastructure Development Enabling Authority Act,
2018 (Mah. Act No. XXVIII of 2018), is hereby published under the authority of the Governor.
By order and in the name of the Governor of Maharashtra,

RAJENDRA G. BHAGWAT,
I/c. Secretary (Legislation) to Government,
Law and Judiciary Department.
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MAHARASHTRA ACT No. XXVIII OF 2018.
(first published, after having received the assent of the Governor in the
“Maharashtra Government Gazette”, on the 9th April 2018).
An Act to provide for the establishment of the Maharashtra
Infrastructure Development Enabling Authority, to regulate the process
of submission and evaluation of unsolicited proposals, to promote and
facilitate infrastructure projects in the State of Maharashtra including
through Public Private Partnership and matters connected therewith or
incidental thereto.
WHEREAS, both Houses of the State Legislature were not in session ;
AND WHEREAS, the Governor of Maharashtra was satisfied that
circumstances existed which rendered it necessary for him to take immediate
action to make a law, for the establishment of the Maharashtra Infrastructure
Development Enabling Authority, to regulate the process of submission and
evaluation of unsolicited proposals, to promote and facilitate infrastructure
projects in the State of Maharashtra including through Public Private
Partnership; and matters connected therewith or incidental thereto ; and,
Mah. therefore, promulgated the Maharashtra Infrastructure Development
Ord. VII
of 2018. Enabling Authority Ordinance, 2018, on the 23rd February 2018 ;
(1)
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AND WHEREAS, it is expedient to replace the said Ordinance by an
Act of the State Legislature ; it is hereby enacted in the Sixty-ninth Year of
the Republic of India as follows :—
CHAPTER I
PRELIMINARY
Short title and 1. (1) This Act may be called the Maharashtra Infrastructure
commence- Development Enabling Authority Act, 2018.
ment.
(2) It shall be deemed to have come into force on the 23rd February 2018.
2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—
(1) “Authority” means the Maharashtra Infrastructure Development
Enabling Authority constituted under sub-section (1) section 3 ;
(2) “Designated Officer” means the officer of the State Government
appointed under sub-section (2) of section 5 ;
(3) “Government” or “State Government” means the Government of
Maharashtra;
(4) “Government Agency” means any instrumentality of the State
Government;
(5) “Government Authority” means the Authorities established by
the State Government;
(6) “Infrastructure Project” or “Project” means a Project in the
Infrastructure Sector, for any development, re-development or
restructuring of an existing Infrastructure Projects, or any under
construction Infrastructure Projects, including those have been awarded
prior to the commencement of the Act by any Government Authority or
Government Agency or Local Authority or Government Company; or
development, operation and maintenance ; or operation and maintenance
of any infrastructure facility in the Infrastructure Sector, for the
purposes of creation of infrastructure asset, or delivery of public services
and shall include a facility of similar nature and substantial expansion
thereof;
(7) “Infrastructure Sector” means the Infrastructure Sectors
prescribed in rules;
(8) “innovative financing” means the financing at the rate below Repo
Rate declared by the Reserved Bank of India, from time to time;
(9) “Local Authority”—
(i) in relation to the Zilla Parishad means the Zilla Parishad
constituted under the Maharashtra Zilla Parishads and Panchayats Mah. V
Samitis Act, 1961; of 1962.

(ii) in relation to the Municipal Corporation means the

Municipal Corporations constituted under the Mumbai Municipal III of 1888.
Corporation Act or, as the case may be, the Maharashtra Municipal LIX of
1949.
Corporations Act ;
(iii) in relation to the Municipal Council, Nagar Panchayat
or Industrial Township means the Municipal Council, Nagar
Panchayat or Industrial Township, as the case may be, constituted Mah. XL
under the Maharashtra Municipal Councils, Nagar Panchayats and of 1965.
Industrial Townships Act, 1965; or
(iv) any other authority treated as Local Authority under any
other law for the time being in force;
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(10) “Maharashtra Infrastructure Projects Policy” means the policy
declared by the State Government, from time to time, for promotion and
development of Infrastructure Projects, including Public Private
Partnerships in Infrastructure Sectors;
(11) “Original Project Proponent” means a person who has submitted
the Unsolicited Proposal to the Authority and declared as Original
Project Proponent under sub-section (3) of section 8 ;
(12) “Person” includes any Private Sector Participant or Public Sector
Participant, company or body corporate or association or body of
individuals, whether incorporated or not ;
(13) “prescribed” means prescribed by rules made under the Act ;
(14) “Private Sector Participant” means any Person other than a
Public Sector Participant;
(15) “Project Entrepreneur” means the Person to whom the project
has been assigned after final bid and declared as Project Entrepreneur
by the Authority under sub-section (3) of section 14 ;
(16) “Public Private Partnerships” means a mode of procurement of
Infrastructure Projects through a combination of public and private
participation;
(17) “Public Sector Participant” means and includes,—
(a) Central Government, State Government, Government
Agency, Government Authority, Government Company or Local
Authority; or
(b) any joint venture by any Public Sector Participant with
Private Sector Participant;
(18) “regulations” means regulations made by the Authority under
the Act ;
(19) “rules” means rules made under the Act ;
(20) “Transaction Advisor” means a person appointed by the
Government Authority, Government Agency or Local Authority under
sub-section (1) of section 18 ;
(21) “Unsolicited Proposals” means the proposals in Infrastructure
Sectors, for promotion and development of Infrastructure Projects as
per the Maharashtra Infrastructure Projects Policy of the Government
with innovative ideas, new concepts, new or modern technologies,
submitted by any Person under sub-section (1) of section 6.
CHAPTER II
ESTABLISHMENT AND COMPOSITION
OF AUTHORITY.
3. (1) As soon as may be, after the commencement of the Act, the State Establishment
Government shall, by notification in the Official Gazette, establish a Authority of Maharashtra
Infrastructure
to be called the Maharashtra Infrastructure Development Enabling Authority, Development
to exercise the powers conferred on it and perform the functions assigned to Enabling
it under the Act. Authority.
(2) The Authority shall be a body corporate by the name aforesaid having
perpetual succession and a common seal, with the power, subject to the
provisions of the Act, to acquire, hold and dispose of property, both moveable
and immoveable, to do all things incidental and necessary for the purposes
of the Act, and to contract, and shall, by name sue or be sued.
(3) The head office of the Authority shall be at such place as the State
Government may specify.
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Composition 4. (1) The Authority shall consist of the Chief Secretary and Additional
of Authority.
Chief Secretary, Principal Secretary or Secretary, as the case may be, of the
Departments of the State Government, as may be specified by the Government,
by notification in the Official Gazette, from time to time.
(2) The Government may appoint such other expert Members in such
field as may be prescribed.
(3) The Chief Secretary shall be the Chairperson and Secretaries of the
Departments shall be the ex officio Members of the Authority.
(4) The Secretary of the concerned Department, to which the project
pertains shall act as the Member-Secretary of the Authority.
Powers and 5. (1) The Authority shall exercise the following powers and perform
functions of
the following functions, namely :—
Authority.
(a) to receive all proposals and certify whether the project qualifies
to be the Infrastructure Project, keeping in mind the overall objectives
of the State Government and the provisions of the Maharashtra
Infrastructure Projects Policy;
(b) to receive, consider and process the proposals for development
of the Infrastructure Projects and to recognize and grant the status of
‘Original Project Proponent’ or ‘Project Entrepreneur’, as the case may
be;
(c) to facilitate co-ordination between the Government Authority,
Government Agency, Local Authority or the concerned Department of
the State Government, and the Original Project Proponent or Project
Entrepreneur, as the case may be;
(d) to promote the competitive bidding of the Infrastructure Projects;
(e) to select Project Entrepreneur for the implementation of
Infrastructure Projects by making appropriate recommendations to the
Government Authority, Government Agency, Local Authority or the State
Government;
(f) to identify and leverage inter-sectorial or inter-project linkages;
(g) to recommend and approve standard form of documents relating
to the Infrastructure Projects;
(h) to identify and encourage use of new concepts, new technologies,
intellectual property rights in the Infrastructure Projects;
(i) to resolve issues relating to the approvals of the Infrastructure
Projects;
(j) to recommend time limit for approval of Infrastructure Projects;
(k) to periodically review the status of the Infrastructure Projects;
(l) to approve sectorial policies and model contract principles;
(m) to discharge such other functions as may be prescribed.
(2) The Authority may appoint officers of the Government as the
Designated Officers for the purposes of implementing the provisions of the
Act.
(3) The Authority may in respect of the specific Infrastructure Project,
delegate its functions to the concerned Department of the Government or
Government Authority, the Government Agency or the Local Authority, as
the case may be, in such manner as may be prescribed.
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(4) The Authority shall advise the State Government on all or any of the
following matters, namely :—
(a) formulation of the Maharashtra Infrastructure Projects Policy;
(b) promotion and use of new concepts, new ideas, innovation,
efficiency and economy in harnessing the proposals, awarding contracts
and overall development of Infrastructure Projects in the State;
(c) promotion of investment in the Public Private Partnerships;
(d) any other matter referred to the Authority by the State
Government.
(5) The Authority shall ensure transparency while exercising its powers
and discharging its functions.
CHAPTER III
INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS DELIVERY PROCESS
6. (1) Any Person desirous of developing any Infrastructure Project in Procedure for
the Infrastructure Sectors, shall submit the proposal to the Authority in such Infrastructure
form, in such manner, with such documents and with such details along with Projects delivery.
such fee as may be prescribed.
(2) On receipt of the proposal under sub-section (1), the Authority shall,
on the basis of the information furnished to it, ascertain whether such proposal
is, prima facie, a Unsolicited Proposal and qualifies to certify as the
Infrastructure Project specified in the rules and is in consonance with the
overall objectives of the State Government and to the provisions of the
Maharashtra Infrastructure Projects Policy.
(3) The Authority shall not qualify such proposal as Infrastructure
Project, if such proposal,—
(a) contravenes any existing laws;
(b) results in the creation of a monopoly;
(c) is less than the value of the Infrastructure Project as prescribed ;
(d) is out of the Infrastructure Sectors or sub-sectors as prescribed ;
(e) requires viability gap funding ; or
(f) does not involve use of modern technology, or new concept or
innovative financing.
(4) If the Authority is satisfied that the proposal is in consonance with
the overall objectives of the State Government and the provisions of the
Maharashtra Infrastructure Projects Policy, the Authority may grant a
Certificate to the Person in the prescribed format. If the proposal is not
approved, the Authority shall communicate its decision to such Person with
reasons.
(5) If the Authority is satisfied that the proposal submitted by the Person
under sub-section (1) is adequate to declare as the ‘Original Project
Proponent’, the Authority may, with the prior approval of the Government,
declare such Person as the ‘Original Project Proponent’ under clause (b) of
sub-section (3) of section 8, for such Infrastructure Project.
(6) The Authority shall take the decision within such period as may be
prescribed.
(7) When the Certificate is granted under sub-section (4), the Authority
shall seek further information as may be prescribed, pertaining to such
proposal from such Person. Such Person shall submit the information online
to the Authority in such manner and within such period as may be prescribed.
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Grounds of 7. The Authority may reject the proposal if,—
rejection of
proposal. (i) such proposal does not fulfil the eligibility criteria provided
under section 13; or
(ii) such Person fails to furnish the appropriate information or
documents or the clarifications sought by the Authority, within the time
communicated to it; or
(iii) the information or documents submitted by such Person are
not in accordance with the prescribed Forms; or
(iv) the contents or information or documents submitted are
incomplete or deficient or found to be false; or
(v) the Person has failed to make payment of the fees in the manner
as may be prescribed; or
(vi) any other grounds as may be prescribed.
Declaration 8. (1) The Authority shall within prescribed period, from the date of
of Original
receipt of the information sought under sub-section (7) of section 6, ascertain
Project
Proponent. as to whether the proposal submitted is an Unsolicited Proposal or not and
as per the Maharashtra Infrastructure Projects Policy. The Authority shall
while ascertaining the said proposal consider the following parameters :—
(a) whether such proposal addresses any public need;
(b) whether there is any on-going process (Public Private
Partnership or otherwise) that is addressing the same public need;
(c) whether such proposal envisages substantial new technology or
innovation or contains proprietary intellectual property rights or
innovative financing or financial structuring for Infrastructure Project
of a value not less than the value prescribed by the State Government,
from time to time, in respect of the Infrastructure Project; which in
turn,—
(i) enables reduction of project cost; or
(ii) reduces project completion time; or
(iii) enhances the quality of infrastructure; or
(iv) substantially adds value in respect of incremental, emergent or
revolutionary changes in products, services and processes; or
(v) substantially reduces financial burden on the State Government
or Government Authority or Government Agency or Local Authority.
(2) The Authority shall also verify whether the proposal falls within the
purview of any Government Authority or Government Agency or Local
Authority.
(3) If the Authority is satisfied that,—
(a) the proposal is as per the provisions of the Act and the rules
made thereunder and as per the Maharashtra Infrastructure Projects
Policy; and
(b) the proposal submitted by the Person under sub-section (1) of
section 6, is adequate to declare such Person as the ‘Original Project
Proponent’,
the Authority may, with the approval of the Government, declare such
Person as an ‘Original Project Proponent’ for such Infrastructure Project.
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(4) In the event, when the Authority decides that the proposal is not,—
(i) an Unsolicited Proposal;
(ii) as per the Maharashtra Infrastructure Projects Policy ; and
(iii) in accordance with the rules made under the Act,
the Authority shall communicate its decision to such Person alongwith
reasons thereof.
(5) The declaration made by the Authority under sub-section (3), as the
Original Project Proponent of the Infrastructure Project shall be valid for a
period of one year.
9. (1) If the Original Project Proponent agrees to the terms and Rights of
conditions for such Infrastructure Project, the Original Project Proponent Original
Project
shall enter into an Agreement in such manner as may prescribed which inter
Proponent.
alia, shall determine the obligations of the Original Project Proponent,
representations and penalties, liquidated damages, liability, nature of
concessions and benefits to be granted, etc. to the Original Project Proponent.
(2) The nature of concessions and benefits to be granted to the Original
Project Proponent shall be such as may be prescribed.
10. (1) The Authority shall direct the Original Project Proponent to Submission
submit such Detailed Project Report (DPR), and other details within such of details of
Project.
period as may be prescribed.
(2) If the Original Project Proponent fails to submit the details of Project
within the prescribed period, the Original Project Proponent will have no
right over the said Project.
11. (1) The Authority shall, with the approval of the Government, Publication of
publish the information about the provisional declaration of the Original provisional
Project Proponent for such Infrastructure Project, on the website designated declaration of
Project.
by the Authority and also simultaneously in the newspapers (one in English
and one in Marathi) having circulation in the area, for calling objections from
the affected persons, in the manner prescribed.
(2) If objections are received from the affected persons, the Authority
shall hear such objections in such manner as may be prescribed and shall
take the final decision on the said Project.
12. (1) The Authority shall direct the concerned Department to call Competitive
the bid of the approved Project. bids.

(2) The procedure of the bid, notice period, technical aspects and the
terms and conditions for approval of such Project shall be such as may be
prescribed.
13. (1) The eligibility criteria for submission of proposal by any Person Eligibility
under sub-section (1) of section 6 or competitive bidder for the Project shall criteria.
be such as may be prescribed.
(2) The Person who fulfils the criteria specified in sub-section (1) shall
be eligible to submit the proposal or eligible for the bid of the Project.
14. (1) If in the bid,— Assignment of
(a) the proposal of the Original Project Proponent is in deviation of 10 Project.
per cent. or more, compared to the other competitive bids received, the
Authority shall grant the Project to the best competitive bidder and thereupon
the Original Project Proponent will lose its status as Original Project
Proponent of the said Project.
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(b) If the proposal of the Original Project Proponent has deviation
of less than 10 per cent. compared to the other bidders, the Authority
shall give opportunity to the Original Project Proponent to match his
proposal with the proposal selected in bid.
(2) If the Project is not assigned to the Original Project Proponent, he
shall be entitled to reimbursement of the cost of the Detailed Project Report
as prescribed:
Provided that, the Original Project Proponent shall be entitled to
reimbursement of the cost of the Detailed Project Report only if, the Project
is implemented:
Provided further that, the Original Project Proponent shall not be entitled
to reimburse the cost of the Detailed Project Report, if he unilaterally
withdraws the proposal.
(3) The Person to whom the Project has been assigned, the Authority
shall, with the approval of the Government, declare such Person as the Project
Entrepreneur of the Project.
(4) The procedural details of assignment of the Project to the Project
Entrepreneur shall be such as may be prescribed.
Agreement 15. (1) If the Authority and the Project Entrepreneur agrees to the
with Project
terms and conditions for such Infrastructure Project, the concerned
Entrepreneur.
Government Authority or Government Agency or Local Authority may enter
into Concession Agreement with the Project Entrepreneur as prescribed
which inter alia, shall determine the obligations of the Project Entrepreneur,
representations and warranties, penalties, liquidated damages, liabilities,
nature of concession and benefits to be granted, etc.
(2) It shall be binding on the Project Entrepreneur to complete the Project
within the period as per the agreement.
Nature of 16. (1) The Authority may prescribe the model Concession Agreement
Concession for the purposes of the Act.
Agreement.
(2) The following Concession Agreement with their variations and
combinations may be made,—
(a) design-build-operate-and-transfer ; or
(b) design-build-own-operate-and-transfer ; or
(c) design-build-own-and-operate ; or
(d) develop-operate-and-transfer ; or
(e) any other Concession Agreement as may be prescribed.
(3) The details of the Concession Agreement specified in sub-section (1)
shall be as prescribed in the regulations.
Implementation 17. (1) The concerned Government Authority or Government Agency
of Project. or Local Authority, identified by the Authority shall be responsible for
implementation of the Project either on its own or through any agency.
(2) The Authority shall oversee that the actions carried out by such
Government Authority or Government Agency or Local Authority are
transparent and cause such Government Authority or Government Agency
or Local Authority, report to the Authority in the manner as may be
prescribed.
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18. (1) The concerned Government Authority or Government Agency Appointment
or Local Authority may appoint a Transaction Advisor as per the requirements of Transaction
Advisor.
of the Project.
(2) The functions and duties of the Transaction Advisor shall be such as
may be prescribed.
CHAPTER IV
MISCELLANEOUS
19. (1) The Authority shall provide Single Window Clearance for Single Window
administering the proposals in relation to the Infrastructure Project under Clearance.
the Act.
(2) The procedural details of the Single Window Clearance shall be such
as may be prescribed.
(3) The Authority shall from time to time, accept all documents, proposals
and applications under the Act through online mode designated by the
Authority or designated by the State Government for this purpose and any
such document, proposal or application so uploaded shall constitute a valid
submission for the purposes of the Act.
(4) The Government and the Authority shall promote digital system and
e-governance in respect of all matters of the Act.
21 of 20. The provisions of the Information Technology Act, 2000 shall apply Applicability
2000. to the information submitted by any Person or exchanged with any Person in of Information
Technology
respect of any matters relating to the Act.
Act, 2000.
21. (1) The Authority or Government Authority or Government Agency Transparency.
or Local Authority shall ensure transparency in their functioning under the
Act.
(2) Any Person while submitting the proposal to the Authority under
sub-section (1) of section 6 of the Act shall enter into integrity pact with the
Authority.
(3) The details of the integrity pact shall be such as may be prescribed.
22. The State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, Delegation of
direct that any power exercisable by the State Government under this Act powers.
(except the power to make rules under section 24) shall be exercisable by an
officer of the State Government, subject to such terms as may be specified in
such notification.
23. The provisions of this Act or the rules made thereunder shall have Act to have
effect notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any other law overriding
effect.
for the time being in force.
24. (1) The State Government may, by notification in the Official Power to
Gazette, make rules to carry out the purposes of the Act. make rules.

(2) Every rule made under this Act shall be laid, as soon as may be, after
it is made, before each House of the State Legislature, while it is in session
for a total period of thirty days, which may be comprised in one session or in
two or more successive sessions, and if, before the expiry of the session in
which it is so laid or the session immediately following, both Houses agree in
making any modification in rule or both Houses agree that the rule should
not be made, and notify their decision to that effect in the Official Gazette,
the rule shall, from the date of publication of such decision in the Official
Gazette, have effect only in such modified form or be of no effect, as the case
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may be ; so however that, any such modification or annulment shall be without
prejudice to the validity of anything previously done or omitted to be done
under that rule.
Power of 25. (1) The Authority may, with previous sanction of the Government,
Authority to by notification in the Official Gazette, make regulations consistent with the
make
Act, generally to carry out the purposes of the Act.
regulations.
(2) The Authority shall make the regulations for the following purposes,-
(a) the procedure to be followed by the Authority;
(b) provide the standard forms of agreements and documents;
(c) direction to be issued to the concerned Government Authority
or Government Agency or Local Authority;
(d) any other matters as may be prescribed.
Protection of 26. No suit, prosecution or other legal proceeding shall lie against the
action taken Government, Government Authority or Government Agency or Local
in good faith.
Authority or, any officer or employee of the Government, Government
Authority, Government Agency or Local Authority, for anything done or
purported to have been done in good faith, in pursuance of the provisions of
this Act or rules or regulations made thereunder.
Power to 27. (1) If any difficulty arises in giving effect to the provisions of this
remove Act, the Government may, as occasion arises, by an order published in the
difficulties.
Official Gazette, do anything not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act,
which appears to it to be necessary or expedient for the purposes of removing
the difficulty :
Provided that, no such order shall be made after expiry of a period of
two years from the date of commencement of this Act.
(2) Every order made under this section shall be laid, as soon as may
be, after it is made, before each House of the State Legislature.
Repeal of 28. (1) The Maharashtra Infrastructure Development Enabling Mah.
Mah. Ord. VII Authority Ordinance, 2018, is hereby repealed. Ord.
of 2018 and VII of
saving. (2) Notwithstanding such repeal, anything done or any action taken 2018.
(including any notification or order issued) under the said Ordinance, shall
be deemed to have been done, taken or issued, as the case may be, under the
corresponding provisions of this Act.

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